

Jimmy
In November 1948, James Baldwin left New York and, thanks to a fellowship grant, relocated to Paris. The 24-year-old writer would spend most of the next decade there, escaping American racism and his own social alienation, ensconcing himself in the city’s Algerian quarters and the community of Left Bank artists in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and writing his first books.
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- Released
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- English
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- PremiereTelluride Film Festival30 Aug 2024
- PremiereNew York Film Festival28 Sept 2024
- Theatrical (limited)NR31 Jul 2026
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Jimmy was released on 31 July 2026.
Audience reviews
1- B6/10
Brent Marchant
11/19/2024
From 1948 to 1957, author James Baldwin relocated from New York to Paris in hopes of finding a more fulfilling life, both personally and creatively. But what was that experience actually like for a young African-American man who had grown wary of the relentless discrimination he had faced in his homeland, both on the basis of his race and sexual orientation? That’s what this documentary-style release attempts to envi…
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